¹ Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against the workers of iniquity. ² For they will soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. ³ Trust in the LORD, and do good; so will you dwell in the land, and truly you will be fed. ⁴ Delight yourself also in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. ⁵ Commit your way to the LORD trust also in him and he will bring it to pass. ⁶ And he will bring forward your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday. ⁷ Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass. ⁸ Cease from anger, and abandon wrath: fret not yourself in any wise to do evil. ⁹ For evildoers will be cut off: but those that wait on the LORD, they will inherit the earth. ¹⁰ For yet a little while, and the wicked will not be: yes, you will diligently consider his place , and it [will] not [be]. ¹¹ But the meek will inherit the earth and will delight themselves in the abundance of peace. ¹² The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes on him with his teeth. ¹³ The Lord will laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming. ¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to kill such as be of upright conversation. ¹⁵ Their sword will enter into their own heart, and their bows will be broken. ¹⁶ A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked. ¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked will be broken: but the LORD upholds the righteous. ¹⁸ The LORD know the days of the upright: and their inheritance will be forever. ¹⁹ They will not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they will be satisfied. ²⁰ But the wicked will perish, and the enemies of the LORD will be as the fat of lambs: they will consume; into smoke will they consume away. ²¹ The wicked borrows, and pays not again: but the righteous shows mercy, and gives. ²² For such as be blessed of him will inherit the earth and those be cursed of him will be cut off. ²³ The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delights in his way. ²⁴ though he fall, he will not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholds him with his hand. ²⁵ I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous abandoned, nor his seed begging bread. ²⁶ He is ever merciful, and lends; and his seed is blessed. ²⁷ Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. ²⁸ For the LORD loves judgment, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved forever: but the seed of the wicked will be cut off. ²⁹ The righteous will inherit the land, and dwell in it forever. ³⁰ The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of judgment. ³¹ The law of his God is in his heart none of his steps will slide. ³² The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him. ³³ The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. ³⁴ Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, you will see [it]. ³⁵ I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. ³⁶ Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yes, I sought him, but he could not be found. ³⁷ Mark the perfect man, and see the upright: for the end of that man is peace. ³⁸ But the transgressors will be destroyed together: the end of the wicked will be cut off. ³⁹ But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble. ⁴⁰ And the LORD will help them, and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.